Knickers



'Reiaued Mar; 11, 1924.

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KNICKEM Original No. 1,438,868, dated July 25, 1922, Serial No. 509,898, filed October 21,1921. Application for reissue. filed January 17, 192-; Serial No. 886,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that PHILIP LEIKEN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of 1606 President Street, Brookl n, in

I the county of Kings and State of New ork,

has invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Knickers, of which the fol-- ters Patent is:

owing 1s a specification. This invention relates to sports knicker- 10 bockers and is particularly applicable to golf knickerbockers, the chief object being to provide means whereby the legs of the garment may take to and gripthe limbsof the wearer without the necessity of *using ll'buckles, buttons ortother securing'devices.

The desired-objectjs obtained by rovidin l the legs of the garment with elastic nit on s which are of such character-that the garment may be readily slipped on and retained with 10 the legs thereof in correct relation to the limbs of the wearer.

In order'thatthe said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into efl'ect the same will nowbe described more ll fully with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure1 shows a pair of golf knickerfi :bockers embodying the invention;

Figure 2 isa cross sectional view of ,a 80 cuff and Figure 3 is a similar view showing a method of securing the same to the knickerbockers leg. 1

The knickers 1 are cut on conlentional' lines and'are rovided with the ldops 2 for ll receiving the belt for retaining the upper art of the garment in position. At the ower extremity of each leg a cufl' 3 is provided for grippin below the knee. T e cufl's are made of tubu- 40 lar knitted woolen fabric or cloth andare highly elastic and adapted to stretch and contract in use. Each coil 3, as shown in tgigure 2, is made of a sin IeJJiece of tubular aterial 4, which is dou le back on itself I to form two layers 5 and 6. -When the cufi isto be. ap lied to the leg of the garment the ends 7 an 8 of the layers 5 and Gare suitably distended to form}; pocket 9 for receiving the lower end 10 of the knickerbockers leg 11,,and when thetfgzrts are in the position shown in Figure 3 v y are suitably secured together by sewing 12. r l

ing substantia a knickerbocker of woven materia the limb of the wearer leg thereof being It will be understood that the improved double or two fold cufl presents consi erable elasticity and owing to its formation will retain such elasticity during the life'of th'- garment and thereby. ensure good'fit at all times. What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1.- As an article of outer wearin ap arel, a knickerbocker of woven materia eac leg thereof bein provided with a cufi extendmg substantially below said 1e "and comrising a continuous length of e astie tubuar knitted material, doubled back upon itself and secured' to form' a. lower folded edge, said knittedmaterial being permanently secured-to said leg. a

2. As an article of outer wear 1. 1 a knickerbocker of woven inateriaf thereof being Brovided with a cuff exten y below said leg and com prising a continuous length of elastic'tubuular knitted-material, doubled back upon itself and secured to form a lower folded edge, and havin one of its endspermanently secured to said eg.

3: As an article of outer wearin eac leg thereof being provided with a cuff of double in such doubled relation, said knitted ma- 4. A knic erbocker of woven materia having permanently terial being ermanently secured to said leg. I

aflixed to each leg an elastic knitted cuff, doubled back upon itself ap arel,

' elastic tubular knitted material, fixedly held a knickerbocker ofwoven material, each rovided with a cufi extending substantia ly below said leg and comprising a continuous len h of elastic tubular knitted. material doub ed back -u on itself toform a folded edge, the two ends lieing permanently secured to the said leg.

This specification signed this 12 day of January,'1924. 1 v

14111.11 LEIKEN. 

